The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24

claim that the polls are open. Written MOTTO
OF the hour OF closing the polls shall be cOnspic
uously posted up outside the polling place.
SEC. Is. No elector shall vote except in tn
district in which lie actually resides.
SEC. l6. The only method of voting at an!
election shall be by ballot. ANY person offerlni
to vote shall deliver his ballot or ballots to one
OF the judges in the presence of the board. TIL.
printed and partly written, upon plain Whit
paper, and shall contain the names Of the per
son or persons for whom the elector intends tt
vote, designating the Office to which each person
SEC. IL. The ballots shall be composed a.
follows: I. The names of all the persons voted
TOR by any elector, at any election. in whose
election all of the voters Of the state have the
right alike to participate. except electors OF
president and vice president. and chie1
justice and associate justices Of The
ballot shall be endorsed state" IL The names
OF all persons voted for by any elector at any
election for chief justice associate justices OF
the supreme court. judges OF the district court
which ballot shall be endorsed Judiciary" III.
The names Of the persons voted for by any clector
at any election for any county Office or offices.
III whose election all OF the voters OF the county
have the right alike to participate, shall be upon
one ballot. which shall be endorsed County"
~ The names of the persons voted for by any
OF the house OF representatives. shall be upon
one ballot. which shall be endorsed "Lesisla-
lure. " The name of the person voted for at any
election for representative in congress shall be
upon separate ballot and endorsed Congress, y"
W. The names OF the persons voted for by any
elector. at any election for any town offices, or
III any city for any city Offices. shall
De upon one ballot, which ballot shall be endorsed
Town: or CITY" las the case may bel. At a
general election for representatives in congress-
II any person named in the Congress" ballot
s'ail We intended TO supply vacancy in the Of
ficc OF such representative, the ballots shall
designate the congress to which each person is
uesiSned to be ch>scn. When electors Of
president ana vice president are to be chosen
shall be endorsed Electors" and shall contain
the names OF the persons designated, by the
voters giving the same. to be electors OF presi-
dent and vice president, any of them. The
provisions of this section shall apply only to in
irants.
SEC 10. Every printed ballot shall have
by law: but suci, capt;d H''''e or
endorsement shall be printed in one straight
line, in BLACK ink and with plain tyre of the size
now generally known and designated az Great
Primer Roman Condensed Capitals" and the
names ct all candidates shall lie printed in PLAN
type, with letters of u uniform size
SEC ~. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
10 prepare or distribute or cast any ballots
printed or partly printed contrary to the pro-
Visions OF this chapter; Oh to mark the ballot of
any VOTER or to deliver to any voter such
marked ballot for the purpose OF ascertaininC
now lie shall vote at any election.
Pee ~ Inc judge to whom any ballot is
delivered shall, upon the receipt OF the same
pronounce Ill an audible voice the name Of the
person from whom the ballot is received: and
II the name OF the person is found the lists or
without opening the said ballot or permitting
the same TO be opened or examined, deposit the
same IN the proper ballot box, and the clerks or
Judges OF election shall thereupon distinctly
chcck the name OF said erson OH the lists or
registers
SEC. p. Each clerk OF the polls shall make a
Roll list. which sil il contain one column headed
Number, one column headed Residence" one
column headed Names OF Voters" and as MANY
additional columns as there are boxes kept at
the election The heading OF each additional
OF the boxes so kept.
SEC ~. The name OF each c'ector voting
saali oe entered by each clerk i'll the column OF
place OF residence Of each clector so voting.
IN the column headed Residence" and, when
1here snail be more than one box kept, opposite
se name shall De written the figure in every
remaining column of such poll list correspond
ing in heading with the name Of each box
in which a vote of the elector shall be deposited
In the column headed Number" the clerk shall
write, consecutivcly the number Of each per
SOL voting, the first voter being numbered one
Said clerk shall enter in a column opposite the
Not registered"
SEC -; Every elcctor, at the time of Offering
MS vote. shall truly st ate the street IN which he
resides and ii the house, lodging or tenement
tllereof but clerks of the polls it tn" registers
contain correctly such name and residence need
not make an entry OF The residence In case of
his refusa! to make the statement aforesaid the
vote of any elector shall not be received.
SEC: "A. After the c,nvass OF the votes, one
OF said poll lists registers 20 kept and checked
as aforesaid shall be attached together, and, on
the following day. shall be filed in the office of
! ne CITY, or town, clerk; the other OF said poll
lists or registers so kept and checked shall be
returned to thu office Of the county auditor in
y ff,o <>F
ton are made. Tn? registers shall at all times
be open to public inspection at the office OF the
authorities in which they shall be deposited,
SEC %. Each judge Of election shall chal-
lenge any person offering to have his name in
serted in the poll list. or to vote at any election
qualified as ciector.
SEC. 2G II any person Offering to vote at any
election shall be challenged in relation to his
right TO vote at that elcctionby Judge or by any
other person entitled to vote at the same poli.
one OF the judges shall tender to him the follow
ing OATH
You do swear Tor affirm that you will fully
and truly answer all such questions as shall be
put TO YOU touching your place OF residence and
guallhcatlons e!ectOr at this cleo ion :"
Inc JUDGES. or one of them shall thea proceed
10 question tue person challenged regarding his
name, his are. his then place of residence, how
long he has resided in the town, ward or cleo
ton district. where the vote is offered; where
was his last place OF residence before he came 10
mat town, or ward, and as to his citizenship
whether a native or naturaiiZed citizen and II
I he latter, when. where and at what court and
before what officer he was naturahzed; whether
he came into the town or ward for the purpose
OF voting at that election, and how long he con-
templated residing in the town or ward and
UGH other questions as tend 10 test his cara-
b.lltles as a resident in the town or ward and
his right to vote at that poll.
SEC. - Ii the person so challenged refuse to
answer the questions which are put to him, as
n not he.
allowed to vote
SEC. 2S. Ii the challenge ia not withdrawn
at ter the person Offering to vote has answered
tn" questions put to him as aforesaid. one of the
Judges OF election shall tender him the following
Oath: You do swear Tor atfirm) that You are 4
citizen OF the United States, or that you have
declared Nour int ention 70 become such citizen
to the laws of the United States
on the subject OF naturalization, that YOU arc
tWentE-Onc years OF age and have been an in
habitant Of this state tor four months imme-
zen OF this election district for ten days imme-
dately preceding this election: that you have
not voted at this election"
SEC. y? It any person refuse to take the oath
so rendered his name shall not he inserted on
the poll list and lie shall not be allowed to vote
SEC: 30 AS soon as the polls are finally
closed: OF which closing proclamation shall he
made'by one OF the judges thirty minutes preyi-
ons therein, the judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes taken at such election and the said
canvass shall be public and continued without
Hitel ihlsSlOn unlll completed ana the result de-
Glazed The canvass shall commence by taking
ont of each box the ballots unopened Except 50
FAR as to ascertain whether every ballot is sngle
and counting the same to ascertain whether the
number OF ballots corresponds with the number
on the poll lists to have been cast in
such box: ii two or more ballots be found so
folded together as to present the appearance of q
single ballot, they shall be laid aside until the
counting of tEe ballots is completed: them il, on
a comparison of the said count with the number
OF ba lots so appc ring to have been cast in such
box, it appears that the two ballots so found
folded together were cast by one elector, they
shall be DESTROYED. If the ballots in any box be
found to exceed in number the number OF votes
cast IN such box. after destroying the ballots
folded together Ut any,, they shall he replaced
In ;he box. and one OF the Judges shall publicly